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docusaurus vs wiki
docusaurus has 66,471 GitHub stars, 10,071 forks, 430 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. wiki has 29,033 stars, 3,321 forks, 182 open issues and last shipped yesterday. docusaurus leads on adoption by 129% (66,471 vs 29,033 stars). docusaurus is written in TypeScript under MIT; wiki is written in Vue under AGPL-3.0. docusaurus has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, wiki 11%. wiki was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (documentation, open-source), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| docusaurus | wiki | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 29K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Vue |
| Last push | 2026-10-10 | 2026-10-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 10K | ⑂ 3.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick docusaurus if
- You weight community size — 66K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick wiki if
- You want the wiki feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You evaluated both and wiki fits your workflow better
About docusaurus
Docusaurus is an open source static site generator from Meta for maintainers who need a documentation, blog, and project website that is easy to keep up to date.
read the full docusaurus overview →
About wiki
Wiki.js is a modern, lightweight wiki application built on NodeJS and distributed as open source under the AGPL 3.0 licence, aimed at teams and organisations that want to publish and maintain their own documentation and knowledge base rather than renting a hosted one.
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Frequently asked questions
Is docusaurus or wiki more popular?
docusaurus has 66,471 GitHub stars and wiki has 29,033. docusaurus has the larger community by that measure.
Are docusaurus and wiki free?
Both are open source. docusaurus is licensed under MIT and wiki under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between docusaurus and wiki?
docusaurus is written in TypeScript and wiki in Vue. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, docusaurus or wiki?
Choose docusaurus if you want the larger community (66,471 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose wiki if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.